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20090001855 | ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER TRANSDUCERS FOR SENSORY FEEDBACK APPLICATIONS - Electroactive polymer transducers for sensory feedback applications are disclosed. | 01-01-2009 |
20090040361 | OPTICAL LENS IMAGE STABILIZATION SYSTEMS - The present invention provides optical systems, devices and methods which utilize one or more electroactive polymer actuators to stabilize the image produced by the device or system. | 02-12-2009 |
20090147340 | Lens shutter and aperture control devices - The present invention provides optical systems, devices and methods which utilize one or more electroactive polymer actuators to provide shutter and/or aperture control. | 06-11-2009 |
20090147377 | Optical lens displacement systems - The present invention provides optical systems, devices and methods which utilize one or more electroactive polymer actuators to adjust an optical parameter of the optical device or system. | 06-11-2009 |
20090152995 | ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER TRANSDUCERS BIASED FOR INCREASED OUTPUT - Electroactive polymer transducers are disclosed. They are biased in a manner that provides for increased force and/or stroke output, thereby offering improved work potential and power output capacity. The biasing may offer additional or alternate functional advantage in terms of matching transducer performance with a given application such as a normally-closed valve. The improved biasing (including increased output biasing) may utilize negative spring rate biasing and/or a combination of negative or zero-rate biasing with positive rate biasing to achieve the desired ends. | 06-18-2009 |
20090250021 | FLUID CONTROL SYSTEMS EMPLOYING COMPLIANT ELECTROACTIVE MATERIALS - The present invention includes fluid control systems employing compliant electroactive materials. | 10-08-2009 |
20100033835 | Optical lens displacement systems - The present invention provides optical systems, devices and methods which utilize one or more electroactive polymer actuators to adjust an optical parameter of the optical device or system. | 02-11-2010 |
20100109486 | SURFACE DEFORMATION ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER TRANSDUCERS - Electroactive polymer transducers configured for surface mode deformation to provide thickness mode actuation. | 05-06-2010 |
20100205803 | ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER TRANSDUCERS FOR SENSORY FEEDBACK APPLICATIONS - Electroactive polymer transducers for sensory feedback applications are disclosed. | 08-19-2010 |
20100232034 | OPTICAL LENS DISPLACEMENT SYSTEMS - The present invention provides optical systems, devices and methods which utilize one or more electroactive polymer actuators to adjust an optical parameter of the optical device or system. | 09-16-2010 |
20110128239 | ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER TRANSDUCERS FOR TACTILE FEEDBACK DEVICES - Electroactive polymer transducers for sensory feedback applications in user interface devices are disclosed. | 06-02-2011 |
20110169742 | ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER TRANSDUCERS FOR SENSORY FEEDBACK APPLICATIONS - Electroactive polymer transducers for sensory feedback applications are disclosed. | 07-14-2011 |
20110285247 | ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER TRANSDUCERS FOR SENSORY FEEDBACK APPLICATIONS - Electroactive polymer transducers for sensory feedback applications are disclosed. | 11-24-2011 |
20120019223 | MINIATURE HIGH-VOLTAGE POWER SUPPLIES - The present invention provides miniature power supplies and circuitry for powering high-voltage devices. | 01-26-2012 |
20120126959 | ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER TRANSDUCERS FOR TACTILE FEEDBACK DEVICES - Electroactive transducers as well as methods of producing a haptic effect in a user interface device simultaneously with a sound generated by a separately generated audio signal and electroactive polymer transducers for sensory feedback applications in user interface devices are disclosed. | 05-24-2012 |
20130194082 | STATIC ANALYSIS OF AUDIO SIGNALS FOR GENERATION OF DISCERNABLE FEEDBACK - Electroactive transducers as well as methods of producing a haptic effect in a user interface device simultaneously with a sound generated by a separately generated audio signal and electroactive polymer transducers for sensory feedback applications in user interface devices are disclosed. | 08-01-2013 |
20140197936 | FLEXURE, APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD - An actuator module is disclosed. The actuator module includes an actuator having at least one elastomeric dielectric film disposed between first and second electrodes. A suspension system having at least one flexure is coupled to the actuator. The flexure enables the suspension system to move in a predetermined direction when the first and second electrodes are energized. A mobile device that includes the actuator module and a flexure where the actuator module assembly is used to provide haptic feedback also are disclosed. | 07-17-2014 |
20140232646 | DIELECTRIC ELASTOMER MEMBRANE FEEDBACK APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD - A feedback enabled system, module, and method are disclosed. The feedback enabled system comprises a first feedback module. The first feedback module comprises a membrane (thin film); a frame; a motion coupling, wherein when a voltage is applied to the membrane (thin film), the motion coupling exerts a force on the frame to provide feedback; and a user interface, wherein the first feedback module is configured to provide feedback through the user interface. The method comprises applying a first voltage with a first waveform to a first feedback module, the first feedback module comprising a dielectric elastomer membrane (thin film), a frame, and a motion coupling, wherein, when the first voltage is applied to the dielectric elastomer membrane (thin film), the motion coupling exerts a force on the frame. | 08-21-2014 |
20140368440 | ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER ACTUATOR HAPTIC GRIP ASSEMBLY - The present invention provides a housing to allow for removable coupling of electroactive polymer transducer with an electronic media device, where the housing produces an improved haptic effect in the electronic media device. | 12-18-2014 |
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